Wade, Young lift Arkansas past E. Kentucky 71-57FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — BJ Young looked anything but tentative in his return to a reserve role. Mardracus Wade scored 13 points Tuesday and Young 12 to lift Arkansas to a 71-57 win over Eastern Kentucky. Young, the Razorbacks’ leading scorer for the season, began the game on the bench one outing after scoring just six points in the first and only start of his freshman season. Marvell Waithe added 11 points as nine players scored for Arkansas, whic...

LSU's Les Miles named AP Coach of the YearBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s 2011 season will be remembered for challenging Les Miles’ crisis-management skills over and over again. It could also go down as the greatest season in the history of a program that has been around since 1893. Now within one more victory of an unbeaten season and a BCS national title, Miles has been voted The Associated Press Coach of the Year. Thirty of 56 votes cast went to Miles. Bill Snyder of Kansas State was...

Razorbacks are gaining experienceFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas basketball coach Mike Anderson knows the best way for a young team to improve is by logging time on the court. So there’s good news this week: his team is getting plenty of chances with fall semester classes over. Arkansas (6-3), three days removed from its ugly win against Southeastern Louisiana, will be back in action against Eastern Kentucky (7-5) in Bud Walton Arena at 7 tonight. It’s part of a busy stretch in which...

No BCS game; that's OKFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas got its first taste of the Bowl Championship Game experience last season, enjoying its time in the Sugar Bowl spotlight. The Razorbacks aren’t part of college football’s prestigious postseason lineup after losses to Alabama and LSU this season. But they can’t tell any difference as they prepare to play Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl. “It feels like a BCS game to me,” Arkansas tight end Chris Gragg said earlier this mon...

Arkansas Tech basketball wins again in FloridaPENSACOLA, Fla. — With his top two low post players and his back-up point guard all missing due to injury or illness, Arkansas Tech head coach Doug Karleskint knew several Wonder Boys would have to step up on Sunday night. Career highs from four different players was just the ticket as Arkansas Tech (8-1) held off the West Florida Argonauts 89-85 at the UWF Field House in Pensacola. The win gave the Wonder Boys a 2-0 mark in the weekend McDona...

Arkansas Tech downs Montevallo, 81-73Arkansas Tech scored 12 straight points early in the second half that sparked the nationally 24th-ranked Wonder Boys to an 81-73 win over the Montevallo Falcons at the 2011 McDonald Fleming Moorhead Classic in Pensacola, Fla., on Saturday. Arkansas Tech (7-1) used its run over a span of 2:38 to open a 49-37 lead with 14:24 remaining. The Wonder Boys went on to shoot 65 percent from the field and 70 percent from 3-point range in the second half...

Razorbacks beat Lions, 62-55FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas hadn’t won a game in 17 days, wrapping weekend losses at Connecticut and Oklahoma around lengthy breaks this month. So when forward Marvell Waithe was asked about Arkansas’ less-than-impressive performance during a 62-55 win against Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday afternoon, the senior was first to admit the struggles. Then he considered the alternative. “I thought it was a very ugly win. Extremely,” Waithe said. “Bu...

Hogs basketball looking for a sparkFAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas learned some valuable lessons during its road losses at Connecticut and Oklahoma. One of them: freshman BJ Young is a dynamic talent who is developing into a go-to scorer after averaging 26 points during the two game trip. But Arkansas’ performance is proof the guard can’t shoulder the scoring load alone. The Razorbacks (5-3) averaged 62.5 points and shot 32.6 percent during the road swing, struggling to find consistenc...

It's raining threesArkansas Tech’s Johnie Davis and Montevallo’s D.J. Rivera are two of the top five scorers in NCAA Division II men’s basketball. This afternoon, they will share the same floor. The nationally 24th-ranked Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (6-1) will take on the Montevallo Falcons (9-1) during day one play at the McDonald Fleming Moorhead Classic in Pensacola, Fla., today. Tip-off at the University of West Florida Field House is set for 4 p.m. Radio stat...

Razorbacks are looking for answersFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Mike Anderson isn’t interested in excuses. He is just looking for leadership. The first-year Arkansas coach doesn’t like what he’s seen in two straight road losses, and he appears ready to shake the Razorbacks up a bit. Arkansas (5-3) returns home for the first time since Nov. 30 when it hosts Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday, the first of seven straight home games as it prepares for Southeastern Conference play. The stre...

Arkansas State introduces Malzahn as coachJONESBORO (AP) — Gus Malzahn was ready to be a college head coach, and Arkansas State presented a familiar setting to reach that goal. The Arkansas native and Auburn offensive coordinator returned to his home state Wednesday to take over as the new coach of the Red Wolves. He was greeted by a standing ovation inside the school’s Convocation Center and promised to put Arkansas State in the Top 25 mix annually. Malzahn said he couldn’t pass up t...

Arkansas Tech grad leads Florida State
to volleyball Final 4MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — In what has been a season of enormous feats, the Florida State University indoor volleyball team has nearly reached the pinnacle as it defeated fourth-seeded Iowa State, 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-11), on Saturday in Minneapolis to advance to its first NCAA Final Four. The 12th-seeded Seminoles will now face ninth-seeded UCLA at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, at 6 p.m. today. The match will air on ESPN2, wit...

Ozarks baseball team helping communityCLARKSVILLE — Members of the 2012 University of the Ozarks baseball team spent the past week reading books to children at the Clarksville and Lamar Elementary Schools. In an effort to get more involved with the community and raise awareness for the baseball program, players took time out of their daily routines to reach out to the community. The players were split up between Clarksville and Lamar, and were assigned to specific teachers. The Oz...

Suns ranked in the Top 10 for 30th straight weekArkansas Tech University is ranked No. 2 in the USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II top 25 women’s basketball poll for a third consecutive week. The Golden Suns (6-0) held their position when the latest rankings were released by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Tuesday. Including preseason polls, Arkansas Tech has been ranked in 34 consecutive USA Today/ESPN NCAA Division II top 25 polls, and the Golden Suns have been inside the top 1...

Gus Malzahn to be coach at Arkansas StateFAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn is set to become the next coach at Arkansas State. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, confirming earlier reports, that Malzahn will return to the state where he made a name for himself as a high school coach before leaving for college football. Arkansas State has scheduled a 3:30 p.m. news conference today to introduce its new coach. F...

Getting things startedFAYETTEVILLE — Paul Haynes and Bobby Petrino sat down for about four hours last week, discussing football, philosphies and the Arkansas-Ohio State Sugar Bowl. It was an in-depth conversation. A good one, too, apparently. When it was over, Petrino felt confident he had found his new defensive coordinator, while Haynes was eager to tackle his new opportunity. “We chopped it up for about four hours just talking about philosophies,” Haynes said Mo...

Suns make it 40 straight at homeNationally second-ranked Arkansas Tech extended its women’s basketball home court winning streak to 40 consecutive games with a 80-52 non-conference victory over the St. Edward’s Hilltoppers at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville on Saturday afternoon. Arkansas Tech closed the first half on a 14-0 run to take a 35-22 lead at halftime. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Katie Horsman early in the second half increased the Golden Suns’ advantage to 46-26 wi...

RG3 wins first Heisman Trophy for BaylorNEW YORK (AP) — Robert Griffin III beat out preseason favorite Andrew Luck for the Heisman Trophy, dazzling voters with his ability to throw, run and lead Big 12 doormat Baylor into the national rankings. The junior quarterback known as RG3 became the first Heisman winner from Baylor on Saturday night by a comfortable cushion over the Stanford star. Griffin started the season on the fringe of the Heisman conversation, a talented and exciting p...

And now for round twoCoaches do not generally share such information with the public, but it’s a safe assumption that the name “Natalia Santos” appears several times in the St. Edward’s University scouting report for its women’s basketball game at Arkansas Tech University today. Tip-off for the nationally second-ranked Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (5-0) and the St. Edward’s Hilltoppers (3-6) is set for 4 p.m. at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville. Fans who donate a new ...

Coming right back at yaArkansas Tech did not have to wait long for an opportunity to avenge its first men’s basketball loss of the season. The nationally 25th-ranked Wonder Boys (4-1) will get a rematch with the Central Oklahoma Bronchos (7-4) at 6 p.m. today in Tucker Coliseum in Russellville. Fans who donate a new and unwrapped toy at the door for the Toys for Tots drive will be admitted for $1. Central Oklahoma shot 57 percent from the field in a 79-68 victory ov...